European Pillar of Social Rights and Youth Policy in the EU

European Pillar of Social Rights and Youth Policy in the EU

CONFERENCE & SEMINAR

Crisis of the European political and economic governance model, Brexit and other breakaway tendencies of federated states and regions within nation–states culminating in the case of Catalonia, nationalist populist governments in EU member states,manifold and create the challenges the European Union faces in parallel with the worries of its citizens for the near future. How can the European project gain a new dynamic while preserving its cohesion? How can the united Europe continue to fulfil the promise made 60 years ago in its founding declaration, to provide prosperity, peace and freedom for all its citizens? How can the EU protect and deepen the model of liberal democracy now under fire? How can European citizens become better involved in the reform of the European Union, fixing its shortcomings and its lack of democratic legitimacy?

The international Conference will take place on Wednesday 16 of May 2018, while a two-hour seminar with limited number of participants will take place on Thursday 17 of May. The events are addressed both to scientists and to academic researchers, postgraduate students who work on european matters from different point of view, sciences and Schools. The international conference are open to the general public.

19.40 Youth in Greece, today: Remarks on the EU state of play regarding youth unemployment and NEETs - Key determinants of young peoples’ life course (Skype)

Professor Nikolaos Papadakis, University of Crete

20.00 How do we define the NEET group?

Professor Sue McGuire, University of Bath, UK

20.20 Re-membering and empowering youth

Associate Professor Vasiliki Karavakou, University of Macedonia

20.40-21.00 Discussion

Seminar: Thursday 17.05.2018, University of Macedonia, Department of International and European Studies, KZ building, Room 335, 3rd Floor 14:00-16:00

The aim of the seminar is to facilitate the development of research questions for PhD researchers and postgraduate students, and enhance the discussion on the European Pillar of Social Rights between young researchers and experts in the field of European studies coming from both academia and practice.Yves Bertoncini will start with a synopsis of his speech in the conference, followed by questions and answers of PhD researchers, postgraduate students, conference speakers and professors of the University of Macedonia and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Both the Conference and the seminar will be conducted in English, without interpretation

Entrance to the international conference and the seminar is freeDue to limited number of placements, participation at the seminar requires prior expression of interest up to the 15th of May, by sending an email to e.astyrakakis[@]gr.boell.org declaring the current status (Researcher, postgraduate student etc)

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